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01-04-2012, 07:25 AM

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BuzzinBumble

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Originally Posted by dixie_fried

For those of you who have completed OBW's, can you tell me how you decided on final block placement and quilting design? Both are a few days out for me, but, I feel like if I don't have an idea of where this is going...it might head to the UFO pile.

I think QuiltE just answered that question beautifully. Also, Dixie, you are doing a superb job with placement all on your own. Please do not get discouraged and let this become a UFO!

One other technique I would like to add is that I like to look at a quilt is the light of early dawn or fading twilight. (It doesn't work as well to use faint household lighting.) Dim natural lighting makes the colors fade away and the intensity or the impact of shades stand out. It lets you view your quilt in a way human eyes have difficulty recognizing and it lets you tweak your arrangement to create an even better layout.

I have another tip you have not asked about. Members here were highly recommending using quilting gloves, which always seemed to be a silly and uneccesary expense to me. But they were so enthusiastic about them that I took their advice. They especially seemed to like "machingers". I bought a pair on eBay for cheap and have to say WOW! what a difference they made in machine quilting! I wish I had them when I tried quilting my OBW. They help you make your fabric behave and greatly reduce the strain on your finger tips and quilt top.

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